贋がん作さく者しゃ

noun

counterfeiter; faker; appropriationist

Refers to someone who creates forgeries, especially of art, documents, or money. 'Appropriationist' is a rarer, more specific term used in art contexts.

• その贋がん作さく者しゃは有ゆう名めいな絵かい画がの偽にせ物ものを作つくっていた。

  The counterfeiter was making fakes of famous paintings.

• 警けい察さつは贋がん作さく者しゃのアジトを突つき止とめた。

  The police tracked down the counterfeiter's hideout.